Cooloola · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Cooloola

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live in each home in Cooloola than in most similar areas. The typical household has just 2 people, making it a place where small homes and single-person living are very common.

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📍 Cooloola, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Cooloola sits — Average household size

2.0 ▼ -9.1%
  • 1.0: 7 areas
  • 1.1: 0 areas
  • 1.2: 1 area
  • 1.3: 3 areas
  • 1.4: 6 areas
  • 1.5: 9 areas
  • 1.6: 3 areas
  • 1.7: 13 areas
  • 1.8: 28 areas
  • 1.9: 37 areas
  • 2.0: 54 areas
  • 2.1: 115 areas
  • 2.2: 188 areas
  • 2.3: 287 areas
  • 2.4: 258 areas
  • 2.5: 272 areas
  • 2.6: 246 areas
  • 2.7: 211 areas
  • 2.8: 190 areas
  • 2.9: 149 areas
  • 3.0: 119 areas
  • 3.1: 66 areas
  • 3.2: 44 areas
  • 3.3: 38 areas
  • 3.4: 30 areas
  • 3.5: 10 areas
  • 3.6: 8 areas
  • 3.7: 5 areas
  • 3.8: 4 areas
  • 3.9: 2 areas
  • 4.0: 3 areas
  • 4.1: 1 area
  • 4.2: 1 area
  • 4.3: 2 areas
  • 4.4: 0 areas
  • 4.5: 1 area
  • 4.6: 0 areas
  • 4.7: 0 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 0 areas
  • 5.0: 2 areas
  • 5.1: 1 area
  • 5.2: 0 areas
  • 5.3: 0 areas
  • 5.4: 0 areas
  • 5.5: 0 areas
  • 5.6: 0 areas
  • 5.7: 0 areas
  • 5.8: 0 areas
  • 5.9: 0 areas
  • 6.0: 2 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Cooloola — lower than 93% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Cooloola2.0
4570, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 33.1% of people live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This trend has grown since 2011, and it helps explain why the typical home size is much lower than the Queensland average.

2.0 ▼ -9.1%

Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

33.1% ▲ +13.3%

Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 29.2%
  • 2016: 32.2%
  • 2021: 33.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Cooloola, 2 people is the majority at 51%; 1 person is next at 33%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up the largest group of families at 59.6%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 12.2%, which is well below the Queensland figure and has fallen since 2011.

12.2% ▼ -24.4%

Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 16.1%
  • 2016: 15.4%
  • 2021: 12.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Cooloola, Couples without children is the majority at 60%; Couples with children is next at 27%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Cooloola [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319031511/cooloola/topic/family-households